Barkov scores winner, Panthers beat Islanders 4-2

Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo defends the goal against the New York Islanders during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Brynn AndersonAP

Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo defends the goal against the New York Islanders during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Brynn AndersonAP

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Troy Brouwer, Mike Hoffman and Denis Malgin also scored for the Panthers, who won their third straight. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves for his third straight win after missing nearly a month with a knee injury.

Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal scored goals for New York, which has lost three in a row after winning its previous five. Robin Lehner stopped 27 shots.

Brouwer recorded an empty-net goal with less than a second remaining.

The Panthers went ahead 3-2 on a 4-on-3 power play at 4:43 of the third period whAleksander Barkov scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday night.en Barkov’s shot from the left circle beat Lehner.

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Nelson put the Islanders ahead 2-1 on his wrist shot from the slot at 8:10 of the second.

Florida tied the game on Hoffman’s goal with 45 seconds left in the second. Hoffman backhanded a pass from behind the net that deflected off the skate of defenseman Ryan Pulock into the net, extending Hoffman’s points streak to 11 games.

The Panthers took a 1-0 lead on Malgin’s goal. Jared McCann passed from behind the net out to Malgin, who pushed the puck past Lehner at 6:18 of the first. The goal was Malgin’s first of the season.

The Islanders tied it just over a minute later when Barzal flipped a backhanded shot past Luongo on a breakaway. Nelson leads the Islanders with eight goals.